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ZORA

·Dec 14, 2020

Meet the Black Women Electors Who’ll Cast Their Electoral Votes Today

Biden and Harris will secure their victory today despite the GOP’s attempt to delegitimize millions of votes — When I get on the phone with Meedie Bardonille, a cardiac ICU nurse in Washington, D.C., she’s walking into work, armed with doughnuts for her colleagues. It’s rare for interview subjects to ask how I’m doing. But then again, Bardonille is a nurse. It’s her job to care and to…

Black Women

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Meet the Black Women Electors Who’ll Cast Their Electoral Votes Today
Meet the Black Women Electors Who’ll Cast Their Electoral Votes Today
Black Women

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ZORA

·Sep 10, 2020

Alisha Shelton Lost Her Senate Race to a Misogynistic Sore Loser. Here’s What’s Next.

Her opponent refused to give up his seat even though his sexually inappropriate messages came to light — More than 25 years after relocating from New York City to Nebraska, Alisha Shelton stepped into politics for the first time, vying for a U.S. Senate seat to represent the Cornhusker State. After ending up in third place in the Democratic primary — her opponent, Chris Janicek, secured the nomination…

Alisha Shelton

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Alisha Shelton Lost Her Senate Race to a Misogynistic Sore Loser. Here’s What’s Next.
Alisha Shelton Lost Her Senate Race to a Misogynistic Sore Loser. Here’s What’s Next.
Alisha Shelton

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The Lily

·Jan 8, 2018

What men could have said at the Golden Globes

ANALYSIS | Men were noticeably silent — This year’s Golden Globes was the first major awards show to take place in a new world. Women are no longer automatically being shamed into silence. They’re speaking out against sexual assault, harassment and inequality. …

Sexual Assault

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What men could have said at the Golden Globes
What men could have said at the Golden Globes
Sexual Assault

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The Lily

·Dec 26, 2017

10 Latinas who dominated 2017

ANALYSIS | It was a big year for Latina representation. Hopefully, it’s just the beginning. —

2017

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10 Latinas who dominated 2017
10 Latinas who dominated 2017
2017

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The Lily

·Oct 5, 2017

Is power dressing important? In Olivia Pope’s ‘Scandal’ world, it’s an art.

‘It’s more about a state of mind’ —

Media

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Is power dressing important? In Olivia Pope’s ‘Scandal’ world, it’s an art.
Is power dressing important? In Olivia Pope’s ‘Scandal’ world, it’s an art.
Media

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Femsplain

·May 25, 2016

Grappling With Green Bottles

For many years, I only drank beer in green bottles. Dos Equis. Stella Artois. The occasional Rolling Rock. Bear in mind that I came of drinking age in the years before craft beer was, you know, a thing — before beer flights and before hops (or lack thereof) could make…

Femsplain

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Grappling With Green Bottles
Grappling With Green Bottles
Femsplain

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